The Collaborative International Dictionary
Frondescence
Frondescence \Fron*des"cence\, n. (Bot.)
The time at which each species of plants unfolds its leaves.
The act of bursting into leaf.
--Milne. Martyn.
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frondescence
n. 1 (context botany English) The time at which a plant unfolds its leaf. 2 The act of bursting into leaf.
Usage examples of "frondescence".
Grumbling and cursing, the Ertishman led the way down as soon as there was light enough to see by, and they continued their journey under the frondescence of the mountain forests.